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Elena wrote: "Hi! I'm Elena, and I'm interested in reading some of the classics. I've decided to read 5 classics (among my other books) for the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 2016 Challenge. I do have what I'll call concentration pr..."

We read some shorter ones during the last months, which you might like. For example in February we read The Metamorphosis and some time before that The Little Prince.

One of my personal all time favourites and, I think, quite easy to read ones is To kill a Mockingbird. It was first published in 1960, so the language isn't old-fashioned. It's narrated from the point of view of a girl, which makes it even easier to read and the story is fascinating.

Thank you all for the welcome, and suggestions! (going to look up suggestions now... :)

Hello I'm Darran.
I'm from Wiltshire in UK and somewhat a newbie to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
I've not been reading too long, (that sounds weird. I can read but not books.) but recently have been inspired by a few books and have by my standards started reading quite a lot. I have saved up a few books that I have always wanted to read, which I am glad to see that a few are in the list of books that you would class as classics.
I'm looking for some further inspiration as to add to the books and genres that I am currently reading.
I'm currently reading Lolita, A Picture of Dorian Grey and 1984.

Darran wrote: "Hello I'm Darran.
I'm from Wiltshire in UK and somewhat a newbie to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
I've not been reading too long, (that sounds weird. I can read but not books.) but recently have been inspired by a fe..."

Hi Darran, welcome to the group! Feel free to look around, we are currently nominating books for the August group read, if there's a book you would like to read with the group, you can still cast your nomination until tomorrow. After that the poll will be open for voting. And there's a next opportunity for nominations next month :-) Also, if you would like to find co-readers for a book you can present it as a possible buddy read. Also we currently read two books: The Woman in White and Tropic of Cancer. You're welcome to join those two ongoing discussions.

Happy reading!

Darran wrote: "Hello I'm Darran.
I'm from Wiltshire in UK and somewhat a newbie to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.
I've not been reading too long, (that sounds weird. I can read but not books.) but recently have been inspired by a fe..."

Welcome Darran!!

Welcome to all the new members. We are currently nominating our October and October to December Tri-Monthly Group reads. Stop by and help select them soon.

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Welcome Loretta!!

Loretta wrote: "Hi! My name is Loretta and I'm from New Jersey, USA. Every summer I make a vow to read strictly the classics that I didn't read in school and that was working out fine for me. However, once summer ..."

Welcome, Loretta, great to have you with us! We're currently voting which books to read for our October group read and our tri-monthly read starting in October, so feel free to join the polls. Also, look around for more inspiration, buddy reads or older group reads. And if you have any questions, just ask. Happy reading!

Hi, I'm Michelle from Sydney, Australia. I love reading, but have just recently delved back into the Classics so I'd appreciate any recommendations and pointers you can give me :)

Welcome Michelle. We are currently reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. It is short and easy to read, which might make it an enjoyable way to resume your interest in the classics.

Welcome Michelle!!

Thanks Emily and Arlene, I'm excited to embrace new books. Thanks for the recommendation :)

Hi, I'm Tiago from Brazil. Brazilian Portuguese is my mother tongue, but I love English. Reading is a great way to keep honing my language skills. I read all kinds of books, but I have a soft spot for scifi and philosophy books. Nice to meet you all.

Welcome, Tiago! Happy reading!

Welcome Tiago!!

Nina wrote: "Welcome, Tiago! Happy reading!"
Thank you, Nina.

Arlene wrote: "Welcome Tiago!!"
Thank you, Arlene.

Welcome, Michelle and Tiago!

Hi everyone! I'm Liz from California, USA. I have been wanting to get into Classics for awhile now but I have a hard time choosing books, so I'm so happy to have found this group! I can't wait to get started on An American Tragedy. :)

Welcome to the group and happy reading!! :-)

Hello Everyone! My Name is Susan and I really want to start reading more classic book! I currently have two favorites 1) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and 2) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

My goal is to finish all of Jane Austen books (as I have only read two) and I want to finish Anne Brontë book (as I have read her sister's books and they were awesome)!

This year my goal is to read minimum 15 classic books. :)

Glad you can join us!

Hi! I'm Margaret. My favorite classic novels are Moby Dickens by Herman Melville; and Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. I've just finished reading Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, which I found to be a better read than expected. Am currently reading The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. I find it a great way to get to know of some classic authors. Charles Chestnut is notable in this regard. I am glad to find this group reading the classics. I'm in Canada.

Thanks for joining us. I am reading several French Canadian authors. I loved The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy.

Hi I'm Sarah and I have 2 favorite classics: Jane Eyre and The Count of Monte Cristo. I look forward to discovering more great books with all of you.

Hi Sarah, welcome to our group and happy reading! We'll start reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame beginning of March, maybe you're interested in joining the read?

Welcome Sarah!!

Thank you! I'm kinda new to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and groups - how does a group read work?

The group will have a time to nominate books for an upcoming month. After about 10 days, all the books nominated are voted on in a poll. The winner is the book that gets the most votes. If the winning book has over 500 pages, it will be read over a two month period. Beginning on March 1, those interested will be reading The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. We will have discussion threads for different sections of the book, so the readers can make comments as they read. If you want to see how it is done, you can look at the threads set up for the current book, An American Tragedy. I will link you to the first discussion page: /topic/show/...

Thank you so much. I think I'll have to pick up a copy and read it with y'all. I'm looking forward to it!

Hi all! I'm Piyangie from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Just joined the group. I love classics and have read quite a number, so I cannot say I'm a beginner. But certainly I have read them long ago and now catching up with them again, finding new and rereading the old loved ones.

Hi Piyangie, welcome to the group, great to have you with us!

Piyangie, glad you are joining our group.

Hiya Everyone,

I live in Chiswick, London - have been using this website for a while but just joined the group = ) The last book I read was H. G. Wells - The First Men in the Moon .

I've got a library copy of the group read , so hope to chat with people on the forum soon

Hi Dan, welcome to the group! We're always happy to have enthusiast readers join us, so yes, please join the group read and share your views with us! Also we're currently voting for the July group read, you can still cast your vote for another couple of days. Have a look at the 'poll' section. Happy reading!

Welcome Dan!!!

Excellent, didn't realise there was a poll at the moment will vote now. Malcom X for June is also one of my faves actually so I think I'm going to like this group

Hi Arlene! Glad to be here

Hello everyone. Sohaib here. I find it difficult to spare time to read books, still, I manage it somehow :)
I love to read motivational, historical and classical books. I was just wandering through the site and thought leaving a comment here.
Good day everyone! :)

Hi Sohaib, welcome to the group, great to have you with us! We're currently nominating books for our August group read, have a look, maybe there's a book you might want to nominate? Happy reading!

Welcome, Sohaib!

Hi, I'm Kaitlin from Texas. I love the classics but have not read any in some time. Looking forward to reading again my past favorites and discovering some new favorites.

Hi Kaitlin, welcome to the group, great to have you with us! we're currently voting for our November group read, feel free to cast your vote & happy reading!

Hello Kaitlin! We are glad to have you in our group.

Hello, I'm Pablo like my name indicates, from Argentina. I joined because I wanted to read more classics. My favourites so far are Christmas Carole and Adventures of Alice In Wonderland.

Welcome to the group, Pablo!

Hi I'm Mallaree. I live in Austin, Texas. I've been a member for quite some time but have just started to use goodreads again. I am excited to add lots of classics to my reading challenge this year.

Welcome back, Mallaree!

Hi I'm Patrisha from the Philippines. I don't have a specific genre but I'm starting to like classics. I just finished The Godfather and now I'm reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. I hope you can fill me in with good classic suggestions for newbies! :)

Hi Patrisha, Welcome to our group! We're currently reading The Mystery of the yellow room. You can find a spoiler and a non spoiler thread in the group read section, maybe you want to join? Also, we're currently nominating books for the April group read. If you want to nominate a book, you find the thread for nominations and the rules in the Upcoming reads section. Happy reading!

Welcome, Patricia!

Many people get started reading classics after reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. That was the case with me. Then I read Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope was hooked.